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CRA staff outlines skate park groundbreaking, sidewalk gap study and Eighth Avenue design timeline
Summary
City transportation staff gave updates on a skate park groundbreaking, a sidewalk‑gap identification effort in the East CRA and a funded Eighth Avenue redesign with roundabouts programmed for 2027.
Eric Smith, senior transportation project administrator, told the Ocala Community Redevelopment Agency that the skate park groundbreaking is scheduled for the next day and that the project is expected to be completed in 2026, with scheduling and minor delays still being resolved.
Smith also said staff reinitiated a sidewalk gap identification project in the East CRA. The initial mapping highlights sidewalk gaps identified in a 2016 findings-of-necessity inventory; staff said they are overlaying as‑built data, active CIP projects and property rights‑of‑way to determine which gaps are feasible to address. The team expects to complete the initial identification phase within two to three weeks and will coordinate with…
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